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  • How Did The Christmas Tree Find Product-Market Fit?

    How Did The Christmas Tree Find Product-Market Fit?

    When it comes to not wasting opportunities and adding momentum to the product development, it’s important to ask the tough question: “Do we…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    Jan 11
    10 Best Gifts For Product People

    10 Best Gifts For Product People

    With the holiday season just around the corner, you might be scrambling to find the perfect gift for a product person. Whether you’re…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    Jan 11
    How To Create A Good Old Business Case For Your Roadmap!

    How To Create A Good Old Business Case For Your Roadmap!

    The focus on profitability really fortifies the importance of collaborative decision-making between product managers and the leadership…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    Sep 21, 2022
    Struggling With Your Product Leadership Team? Here’s How To Manage Them!

    Struggling With Your Product Leadership Team? Here’s How To Manage Them!

    Roadmapping has become a political problem. Over the last decade, there have been advancements in the product world where the CEO is no…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    Jun 3, 2022
    9 Podcasts For Product Managers

    9 Podcasts For Product Managers

    Product leaders and managers are always busy in their careers. They are constantly trying to stay on top of the learning curve. And what…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    May 13, 2022
    11 Books To Read As A Product Manager

    11 Books To Read As A Product Manager

    Product managers are forever students; they are constantly seeking to learn and grow their skillset and knowledge. As the technology…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    May 13, 2022
    How the Leadership Team can be a Driving Force Behind Product Culture Failure

    How the Leadership Team can be a Driving Force Behind Product Culture Failure

    Product-led cultures elevate products to the highest levels of the company’s mission. But unfortunately, in many companies, the product…
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    Loren O'Brien-Egesborg
    Mar 18, 2022
    Why You Need to Keep MOATs Front and Center in Your Product Roadmap Strategies

    Why You Need to Keep MOATs Front and Center in Your Product Roadmap Strategies

    When you think of the term ‘moat’, what comes to mind? By definition, a moat is “a long, wide hole that is dug all the way around a place…
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    Paul Ortchanian
    Oct 19, 2021
    Discipline In Product: Know How To Identify Problems and Ship Solutions

    Discipline In Product: Know How To Identify Problems and Ship Solutions

    Today’s most valuable companies, like Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google, are product-led and customer-driven. They owe their success to…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    Sep 17, 2021
    Sustainability Objectives vs Financial Viability: A Paradox for CleanTech Startups

    Sustainability Objectives vs Financial Viability: A Paradox for CleanTech Startups

    Climate change is no conspiracy theory; it’s a very serious threat and a reality we unfortunately face. The fire is smouldering at our…
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    Loren O'Brien-Egesborg
    Aug 25, 2021
    Your Guide to Executing AI and Machine Learning Projects

    Your Guide to Executing AI and Machine Learning Projects

    There are a lot of complexities when it comes to building, shipping and executing AI and machine learning (ML) projects. In our previous…
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    Loren O'Brien-Egesborg
    Jul 22, 2021
    Tomorrow’s Product Managers Need to Create the Conditions for Success With AI

    Tomorrow’s Product Managers Need to Create the Conditions for Success With AI

    When people talk about product management of the future, the first thing that comes to mind is artificial intelligence (AI). AI is changing…
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    Loren O'Brien-Egesborg
    Jun 17, 2021
    Here Are The Things You Can Do As A Product Manager To Create An Inclusive Environment

    Here Are The Things You Can Do As A Product Manager To Create An Inclusive Environment

    Creating a fully diverse and inclusive environment for your employees and clients is still an ongoing challenge for many companies. This…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    May 21, 2021
    What’s Canada’s Product Management Problem?

    What’s Canada’s Product Management Problem?

    Canada has all the ingredients to nurture successful companies into the future — with ample support for startups that need a hand in…
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    Loren O'Brien-Egesborg
    Apr 14, 2021
    Every Product Manager Needs Product Development Team

    Every Product Manager Needs Product Development Team

    In today’s world, there are a number of thriving companies. There are, however, many more companies that don’t end up thriving. Don’t you…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    Mar 26, 2021
    Is Your Organization Doing Everything It Can To Explore, Evolve And Execute Products?

    Is Your Organization Doing Everything It Can To Explore, Evolve And Execute Products?

    The appetite for building exceptional products has never been higher, and yet, many organizations struggle to grow effective and…
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    Paul Ortchanian
    Feb 26, 2021
    Risk Neutral vs Progressive Roadmaps: Here’s How To Survive a Recession

    Risk Neutral vs Progressive Roadmaps: Here’s How To Survive a Recession

    Let’s face it. As COVID-19 continues to threaten the normalcy of our lives, there is no turning back from the recession that is hitting…
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    Jessica Scandaliato
    Feb 8, 2021
    A Force For Good: How We’re Giving Back To Pre-Seed Canadian Startups

    A Force For Good: How We’re Giving Back To Pre-Seed Canadian Startups

    At Bain Public, we’re proud to offer free one-on-one sessions, discounted rates and lead pro-bono partnership efforts, donating company…
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    Paul Ortchanian
    Feb 8, 2021
    Avoiding Burnout: What You Can Do To Maintain a Work-Life Balance

    Avoiding Burnout: What You Can Do To Maintain a Work-Life Balance

    We all have too much to do and too little time to do it. As a product manager, you may have already learned how to plan and prioritize a…
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    Loren O'Brien-Egesborg
    Dec 12, 2020
    Are You A Coachable Product Leader?

    Are You A Coachable Product Leader?

    It’s rare for me to find a company whose strategy is specific and actionable enough to prioritize product work. When faced with a laundry…
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    Paul Ortchanian
    Nov 8, 2020
    Halloween Spooktacular: The Dark Side of Product Management

    Halloween Spooktacular: The Dark Side of Product Management

    We’ve all been there. Your very first break into product management. In the startup world, a lot of people become product managers by…
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    Paul Ortchanian
    Oct 31, 2020
    Strategic Gridlock? Discover the Tools You Need to Drive Product Decisions

    Strategic Gridlock? Discover the Tools You Need to Drive Product Decisions

    Many CEOs will tell you that they’re the best-informed people when it comes to knowing what customers need — and that they’re in the best…
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    Paul Ortchanian
    Oct 21, 2020
    The Digital Platform Behind Bain Public’s SOAP™

    The Digital Platform Behind Bain Public’s SOAP™

    As product managers, you’re often probably delayed by the time-consuming document assembly necessary for ‘spaced repetition’ of the…
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    Paul Ortchanian
    Sep 23, 2020
    Introducing the Bain Public SOAP™ Product Leadership Framework. A Practical Definition.

    Introducing the Bain Public SOAP™ Product Leadership Framework. A Practical Definition.

    Most companies don’t have a clear picture of their roadmap. This is the reason why many businesses fail, so the question to many business…
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    Paul Ortchanian
    Sep 23, 2020
    12 Pictures That Will Shape Your View Of Product Management

    12 Pictures That Will Shape Your View Of Product Management

    We took some time to look at which product management illustrations — our clients, followers and supporters — found the most interesting…
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    Paul Ortchanian
    Jul 15, 2020
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